#Late 2011 macbook pro cpu upgrade upgrade#
#Late 2011 macbook pro cpu upgrade mac#

And I simply don't need the processing power of 12-cores.

I know I could go with 2x3.46 6-core processors (x5690), but that would run me almost a grand, while the quad-cores are significantly cheaper. I see a lot of posts and information about upgrading trays and processors, but no one seems to be interested in downgrades. However, I have no idea whether that's actually feasible. cheapest for my case) would be to swap out the 2x2.66 GHz 6-core processors (x5650) for 2x3.46 4-core processors (x5677). I've been looking around to see what my options are for getting a faster processor, and so far it seems like the best option (i.e. The problem is that WoW is CPU bound, and the dual 6-cores are clocked at 2.66GHz.

#Late 2011 macbook pro cpu upgrade mac#

I recently came into a 2010 5,1 12-core Mac Pro for very cheap, and even though the computer is overkill for what I'm looking to do with it (mostly gaming, World of Warcraft, Diablo, etc.), the cheap price made it attractive.

Sorry for reviving a somewhat older thread here - but this seemed the most relevant to what I've been looking for. Car stereos, gadget busting, unique work-arounds - these are things I like to do, and the Mac is ripe for it, and it's here and paid for, and I like it's throwback bulk and the ease of opening it up and digging around, though I haven't with this one as much as the G4 yet.

#Late 2011 macbook pro cpu upgrade upgrade#

I'd like to experience the challenge of doing a CPU upgrade myself, as I like to do things like that.

I'd like it to be able to house my four HHDs, and add a couple of SSDs, one as a boot drive and to run key programs on and one to write working image versions to while a piece is evolving. I'd like to use the latest Photoshop because of the 3D stuff it does, and I'd like to upgrade to Yosemite, now that I've found a way to keep my 8'x10' film scanner going with Vuescan instead of Silverfast. I've always used Apple Desktops, going back to a tiny one in grad school in '80s, through an 8500, a 9600, a G4 dual 500, and then the one I have now. I guess I've been thinking of the MacBook Pro as a 'lighter weight' machine, compared to what the Mac Pro is (and what mine could be). I am open to other paths with this, as well, chas. Thanks to both you and chas_m, I appreciate your efforts to keep the money outlay low. And do they work with this machine is always the big question.Īny advice you may have on either of these matters would be greatly appreciated. There are also some cards, like the ATI Radeon 7970 that are much less. There are some wizzbang cards out there, but they can run over $1000.

Is this sound logic, in your opinion? What am I missing?Īs for the graphics card, I'm a bit at sea about it. There are plenty of Hex core upgrades on Ebay, and it occurred to me that, since I have two four core CPUs in the machine, I could conceivably replace them with two 3.x Ghz Hex cores and end up with a 12 core machine that would possibly scream. So I was thinking of a CPU upgrade first, and a graphics card to run a better maybe 4K monitor (because my LaCie Electron Blue has basically crapped out). Have been thinking that if I don't do some serious upgrades soon, the world might change and the products I need might cease to exist in this universe. I do an older version of Photoshop for art/photography/printmaking. I have a mid-2011 Mac Pro 5,1 (model #MC561LL/A), 2.4 Ghz, 8-core (dual Xeon E5620) 'Westmere' processors, ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card.